| 释义 |
thrustful, a.|ˈθrʌstfʊl|
[f. thrust n. + -ful.]
Characterized by thrusting; energetic, pushful. Hence ˈthrustfulness.
1907Daily Chron. 9 Sept. 9/3 Not an ideal centre forward,..but he is all vigour and thrustfulness. 1909Ibid. 16 Feb. 8/8 The half-backs neither tackle nor follow up keenly enough, and the forwards were not sufficiently thrustful or accurate. 1963Economist 22 June 1236/1 A Butler government might be a force for..greater economic thrustfulness. 1978Church Times 1 Sept. 1/4 Few men have a good word for the Curial cardinals... They are the automatic targets..of the frustrations of thrustful priests. |